{"id":852,"date":"2024-11-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/?p=852"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:50:56","slug":"singer-to-actor-omg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leoloves.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/08\/singer-to-actor-omg\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer to Actor: OMG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WARNING:<\/mark> <\/strong>This Article May Contain Spoilers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr, OMG is an American rapper turned actor. If his birth name is familiar to any of you \u2013 it should be. He is the son of another subject of this section, Ice Cube, and he genuinely looks like his father. Talk about following in his footsteps, the fact that their careers seem to mirror each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Den of Thieves<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                I actually originally decided to watch this film for 50 Cent but that turned out to be a pretty pointless idea \u2013 however it opened up this opportunity. Jackson\u2019s character of Donnie reminds me of the role played by Tom Hardy in The Drop, <\/em>a good guy caught up in a bad world. Of course, he\u2019s not perfect which is how he ends up in the situation he\u2019s in but he tries to make the best out of it. Unfortunately this leaves him caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea \u2013 the gang leader Merrimen and Big Nick, Lieutenant of the LA Sheriff\u2019s Department. Well, I say this so that I don\u2019t give too much away but prepare yourself for a twist in the tale. With this being only his third feature length film \u2013 it\u2019s difficult to comment on exactly how good an actor he is but it\u2019s good to see him taking on more serious roles instead of taking the comedic route like his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Shot<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Is it wrong that because his character of Lance is partnered up with Seth Rogen\u2019s part of the story, I actually didn\u2019t care too much about O\u2019Shea\u2019s part in this film. However, the fact that Lance is basically Fred\u2019s hype-man and best friend, it\u2019s the only thing that makes Seth Rogan\u2019s character reasonably bearable. Unfortunately, this also means that his character is also a small role in comparison to the rest of the film so I have basically said everything I can say about him. Now, none of this means that I don\u2019t like the premise of this film because I do (even though it\u2019s quite clearly supposed to be a rom-com) \u2013 it\u2019s all about the presidential run of Charlotte Field in becoming the first female President of America. It was apt timing for the film as well as it was around the time of Hilary Clinton vs Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight Outta Compton<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                You know how I mentioned right at the very beginning that O\u2019Shea is Ice Cube\u2019s son\u2026well I wonder if you can figure out who he played in this film? Well, if you guessed that he plays his own father then you would be absolutely right. The likeness is so bang on that I didn\u2019t need them to bring up his name to know who he was! This film depicts the rise and fall of the N.W.A \u2013 the hip hop group that Ice Cube was part of along with Dr Dre, DJ Yella and Eazy-E \u2013 but this also helps document the rise of Ice Cube. In the beginning, there is a subtext of gang crime and all that comes with it. Including the discrimination by the police assuming that all the black kids they see are \u201cgang-bangers\u201d. This was actually O\u2019Shea\u2019s first full credit in a film. The crazier part is \u2013 when you first hear O\u2019Shea rap, I honestly think he sounds like his dad too. They also stick to the fact that Ice Cube was already in a group when Dre was trying was to set up the N.W.A. Of course because Eazy-E and Dre were the founding members they have the bigger roles in the film but they still give fair representation to the other members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Mentions<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                Funnily enough, outside of Ingrid Goes West, <\/em>these three films are actually his earliest credits! In the same year as Long Shot, <\/em>O\u2019Shea starred in Godzilla: King of Monsters <\/em>and Just Mercy <\/em>after which he took a four year break before his next film role in Cocaine Bear. <\/em>If you haven\u2019t seen it \u2013 definitely worth a watch. In the meantime, he starred in TV Series such as Obi-Wan Kenobi <\/em>and The Now.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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